The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1887-08-05
Interesting News from Cross Keys.


section of our county, | therefore take the
Th.rtv 70 send YOU a few items from Cross Keys
n, to the crops, of which - muct is beng
written about. will simply state that we arc
having abundance of rain AMI the crops are
the finest that | ever saw, which puts Sm"e
uoon the faces of merchants and doctors, ne
we'll as the faithful farmers la speaking 0i
the crops today Col. II. V. Gist srii that they
were the best that he ever saw, except the year
lsiG nni have 10 doubt that there is
great deal more planted than there was that
year.
On Friday evening the 2llh ulto., rs Daniel
F. Bishop, Il II ycar-old young man oil this
| place, was returning from Clinton he imPru-
| dcntly drove into the Sexton ford, OH hnoree
River, and as the river was greatly Sw'ien
| by the rains that hal fallen after he crossed
that morning, he and the team, consisting OF
I two fine mules, came very near being drowned
lie was told by the ncghhorS before reaching
the ford, that it would be safe to cross, but rs
| he drove into the river his team was immedi-
atcly washed down the rapid current, which
was swimming water from bank to bank.
After sw mining down the river for one hum
| dred yards. he was throws from the buggy
into the river in his effort TO save the cushions.
| When he saw that he could not return to the
buggy he haocd gee to the mules, when they
| turned and swain back to the bank from whence
they came, and would have landed but was
prevented 10y the buggy hitching to tree
Mr.. t. swan on down the river and landed on
the opposite side about quarter OF Il mile from
| the ford But for his presence Of mind in re-
moving his shoes before being thrown FROM the
buggy, it is very probable that he would have
| met n watcry grave, as he had on heavy suit
| and is 10y no means n good swimmer. lie ran
back up the river and taking oil his clothes
| committed himself to the foaminS water and
| swan to the mules, on the opposite side, whose
| heads only were visible, and who were moaning
and struggling for life, while heavy rubbish
were floating down the stream against them.
y negro man on the opposite .ilc threw him a
knife with which he cxricatcd the almost
drowned mules The buggy was pullri up by
some negroes, who were present by this time,
and everything was saved except the buggy
cushions and whip and wrench, aui the dana
age to the harness i'll being cut to cN,ricatc
the mules, and one Of Mr.. B'S. shoes, which
perhaps, failed to rcach the bank rs he threw
them out. lie then, hy the aid Of u stone,
broke the lock of Il batcau ami i'll ii padded
back to The side he n. first attempted TO gain,
where quite a crowd had gathered, leaving
the buggy and mules on the l.nurcns side un'
til the next day, when hc adopted the rru
dcnce that lie first should have done and went
around by the Bridge and brought them al
home safe. hope he will in the future al
here to the old aiagc that prudence IS the
better part of valor.' Let this be warning
to all never to rush into swollen streams tc
save a little distance d. y. ".
An Unfounded Complaint from North Pacolet
SKULL SHOALS, July 80, lNSI.
Mir Euirnu.-l notice in your lat issu,
that you say: The following, which we tax,
from the augusta correspondence Of the N>m
amt Courier. is assuring to us that the worl
OH the Three C's road is progressing in th
direction from Augusta. There are, however
many lumors atloat, that the line Of the roa,
nay lie changed beyond this place.
, Now, think that the article You published
on your first page OF the same issue, from tn,
Ncwbcrry Obs'rrcr, ought - have allaycl al
your fears about the road not coming to yOu
- town. And we North Of uacolct, who know
a something OF this road and arc interested il
, its coming this way, don think YOU need hav
any fears and we beg that if you cannot do II
exactly fair, that you do u rs fair as you can
And while we hesitate to offer any advice +
- old man rs the Editor of the TIMES, We
We suggest that if you wish to use your papc
for the best interest of the county that yo
t let Charlottc's interest alone and work to hay
. this branch Of the Three Cs rOal built from
Union to Blacks, which will give Union Count
;, more miles Of railroad and develop u scctio
of her territory that she will be proud of i
after years. And besides, if the Three &
is ever finished, as is now contemplated, Unio
will have All almost direct line tU Cincinnati
Chicago and also to Charlotte; that is,
you consider the Air Line railroad anything
y. y. SAERATT.
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